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president obama coming together with a republican governor to tackle the damage from hurricane sandy. need another image, here's another. he's our country leader comforting a jersey resident hit by the storm. need proof of this president being a uniting figure? here's the tape. >> the president has been all over this. the president has been outstanding. i appreciate that type of leadership. >> but it wasn't just that kind of leadership that sets president obama apart in this natural disaster. he exposes how wrong the romney ticket is about the role of government. we're better together, not apart, not alone. and today, yet another romney argument disintegrating. he argued today's jobs report is, quote, a sad reminder that the economy is at a virtual standstill. a standstill? we've had 32 straight months of private sector job growth. that's nearly 5 1/2 million jobs. president obama took us back from the brink of an economic catastrophe. that's leadership. that's a heck of a closing argument and what governor romney is offering doesn't even stand. joining me is krystaal ball and alicia
president obama coming together with a republican governor to tackle the damage from hurricane sandy. need another image, here's another. he's our country leader comforting a jersey resident hit by the storm. need proof of this president being a uniting figure? here's the tape. >> the president has been all over this. the president has been outstanding. i appreciate that type of leadership. >> but it wasn't just that kind of leadership that sets president obama apart in this natural...
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you've had both governor haley barber today and you had karl rove site hurricane sandy as being the thing that one stopped romney momentum but two, could have possibly caused mitt romney to lose the election. we all have to keep in mind that the polls show that this race is tight. even in the swing state polls the president might be leading most of them. but this race is tight. so the fact that the republicans are doing -- playing the blame game, we are not even at election day, tells you the mind-set of the gop and romney campaign. they are not terribly confident about tuesday's election results. >> but nia-malika, what candidate romney is not dealing with, most americans agree, mr. christie, governor christie, said. when you look at a brand new nbc poll, likely voters overwhelmingly say they approve of the president's handling of hurricane sandy. 67% approve. only 16% di disapprove. on top of that, in this brand new poll, majority of americans believe the economy is already turning around. 52% say we are recovering. both of these poll numbers are bad news for the republicans when they o
you've had both governor haley barber today and you had karl rove site hurricane sandy as being the thing that one stopped romney momentum but two, could have possibly caused mitt romney to lose the election. we all have to keep in mind that the polls show that this race is tight. even in the swing state polls the president might be leading most of them. but this race is tight. so the fact that the republicans are doing -- playing the blame game, we are not even at election day, tells you the...
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but the obama people know that he has had this opportunity with sandy to get out there and look extremely presidential, to be bipartisan, to kind of wear the mantel of commander in chief in the midst of this national tragedy and they think that that is to their benefit and, of course, people see that and they are playing on that sort of thing, too. he has the advantage of office and it's not to be sneezed at at this stage of the game. >> thank you both for your time tonight. >> thanks, reverend. >> thanks, rev. >>> tonight, a developing investigation into mitt romney's plan to train an army of poll watchers to intimidate and mislead you at the polls. it's a big, important story and we have exclusive new video the romney campaign has been trying to stop you from seeing. >>> also, the gop's freak kout over chris christie. they just can't deal with this praise for the president. and now it's sinking to a new low. >>> and george w. bush has a big october surprise for mitt romney. and he's definitely not going to like it. >>> all of this, plus the great gloria steinem right here on "politicsna
but the obama people know that he has had this opportunity with sandy to get out there and look extremely presidential, to be bipartisan, to kind of wear the mantel of commander in chief in the midst of this national tragedy and they think that that is to their benefit and, of course, people see that and they are playing on that sort of thing, too. he has the advantage of office and it's not to be sneezed at at this stage of the game. >> thank you both for your time tonight. >>...
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life opens up when you do. >>> big news tonight on voting in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. governor andrew cuomo of new york says new yorkers displayed by the storm can cast their ballot anywhere tomorrow. this is how democracy should work. our leaders should make it easier to vote, not harder. but for more than a year, republicans have been conspireing to take away voting rights. in two key states, florida and ohio. republican officials have cut back early voting so much that people have been forced to wait in line for two, three, four, as much as eight hours. >> the line is wrapping around the building. morning morning calm, unlike sunday. they brought out the absentee ballot boxes. they are out front right now because they are trying to streamline this so the folks dropping off absentee ballots don't have to wait in a long line. >> this is the line outside of the cuyahoga county board of elections. we're told that some people waited as much as two hours to cast their votes. >> how long have you been waiting in line? >> it seems like forever. >> two hours, two 1/2 2 1/2 h
life opens up when you do. >>> big news tonight on voting in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. governor andrew cuomo of new york says new yorkers displayed by the storm can cast their ballot anywhere tomorrow. this is how democracy should work. our leaders should make it easier to vote, not harder. but for more than a year, republicans have been conspireing to take away voting rights. in two key states, florida and ohio. republican officials have cut back early voting so much that...
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and it was all because of hurricane sandy? >> yeah, i think a less charitable person might be saying "and the dog ate my homework." in the 1980s, karl rove, a young political operative working in a democratic environment put together a memo. he explained how he was going to make the democrat ectexas political establishment a republican electoral gold mine, which he succeeded. in that memo, he wrote the words, when things are going badly, attack, attack, attack. that has always his motif. in this case, things went very, very badly, involving many very wealthy, very influential people, and his reaction is just attack the other guy. >> let me ask you this quickly. you've written two books, you know it very well d this tarnish the brand of karl rove? is this the beginning of the end of karl rover? >> it is not in my estimation the end of karl rove. remember in 2004 he was the hero, the architect who lifted george bush for reelection in difficult situation, but by 2006 he was the goat when the democrats came back. he's been in this
and it was all because of hurricane sandy? >> yeah, i think a less charitable person might be saying "and the dog ate my homework." in the 1980s, karl rove, a young political operative working in a democratic environment put together a memo. he explained how he was going to make the democrat ectexas political establishment a republican electoral gold mine, which he succeeded. in that memo, he wrote the words, when things are going badly, attack, attack, attack. that has always...
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they are literally blaming the weather, hurricane sandy. somebody came out and said, well, it's because the people are doing our get out to vote effort wore blue hair. they are too old. they are blaming todd akin, the romney staff. basically, they are blaming everything but the actual thing that is to blame for this and that is that the party has become this white male coalition that's largely based in the south. you can't win elections that way so they've got to get through all of this fingerpointing until they can address that larger problem. >> abby, let me ask you this. you're a daughter of a very important republican leader in the country. as i listen to you and read some of what you've been saying, it seems a little deeper than policy to you. is this personal? do you feel that they have put some damage or bad light on a party that you've grown and believe can be better and that you've gron up in? >> you know, i think the party -- this is very natural for the political cycle to see the party go back and forth like this. i look at someo
they are literally blaming the weather, hurricane sandy. somebody came out and said, well, it's because the people are doing our get out to vote effort wore blue hair. they are too old. they are blaming todd akin, the romney staff. basically, they are blaming everything but the actual thing that is to blame for this and that is that the party has become this white male coalition that's largely based in the south. you can't win elections that way so they've got to get through all of this...
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and it's true, the governor has been fighting for weeks to bring back new jersey, back from hurricane sandy that devastated a huge part of the state and the voters are noticing christie's favorability rating is now at 67%. up 15 points since the storm. you don't see that much in american politics. in a state dominated by democrats, a state the president won by 17 points. the message is clear, voters want action, not blind partisanship. here's what they are saying. do your job, find common ground, do it together. you would think other republicans would be getting the hint. but there's the problem. take a look at the republican so-called leaders who is in charge? who is in charge here? not marco rubio, not the rejected vp candidate paul ryan. bobby jindal is making noise lately but it's not hitch. mitch mcconnell is not it. his speaker john boehner is certainly not this charge. that leads to chris christie and rush limbaugh. the take charge governor who's getting from democrats versus the hard right radio show talk show host. how does this gop movie end? joining me now is melina, contributor
and it's true, the governor has been fighting for weeks to bring back new jersey, back from hurricane sandy that devastated a huge part of the state and the voters are noticing christie's favorability rating is now at 67%. up 15 points since the storm. you don't see that much in american politics. in a state dominated by democrats, a state the president won by 17 points. the message is clear, voters want action, not blind partisanship. here's what they are saying. do your job, find common...
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we shared this photo of the president consoling a victim of hurricane sandy during his trip this afternoon through parts of new york. sue said "he gave them what was in his heart. strength, compassion, empathy, and understanding." and rita told us, to "note president obama's leadership. it is not what he says. it's what he does." we want to hear what you think, too. please head over to facebook and search "politics nation" and like us to join the conversation that keeps going long after the show ends. even ragu users ch. prego?! but i've bought ragu for years. [ thinking ] wonder what other questionable choices i've made? i choose date number 2! whooo! [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry about other things, like what the market is doing and being ready, no matter what happens, which isn't rocket scienc
we shared this photo of the president consoling a victim of hurricane sandy during his trip this afternoon through parts of new york. sue said "he gave them what was in his heart. strength, compassion, empathy, and understanding." and rita told us, to "note president obama's leadership. it is not what he says. it's what he does." we want to hear what you think, too. please head over to facebook and search "politics nation" and like us to join the conversation that...